Chicago's Next Mayor Will Be a Former Educator
Posted on AllSides March 1st, 2023
From The Center
Whoever wins an April 4 runoff, Chicago’s next mayor will be a former educator, and will be in charge of the city as the nation’s fourth-largest school district enters a new era. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, a former public school teacher and Chicago Teachers Union organizer, and Paul Vallas, who served as CEO of Chicago Public Schools from 1995 to 2001, beat Mayor Lori Lightfoot and six other candidates in the Feb. 28 election for mayor. Neither Johnson nor Vallas secured more than the necessary 50 percent of the...